Jail



Dem 6, 1930. D. F. YOUNGBLOOD 1,785,469

JAIL Fild June 25. 1929 3 Sh'eets-Sheet l INVENTOR 'JWQQI/M ATTORNEYS Dec. 16, 1930. D. F. YOUNGBLOOD 1,785,469

' JAIL Filed June 25. 1929 3' Sheets-Sheet 3 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'IIQ w the line 4-4 of Eig. 2;

Patented Dec. 16; 1930 m-v11) rRAnK iNxo NeBLoon, ons'ennnronro, 'rExAs V "Application" filed June This invention relatesctojails of the type a wherein the cell-'doorsand the locks therefor are selectively operated from central points or operating stations a11d,"a1nong other; ob-

jectsj, ainis to provide an improyed master control box and doors cooperating therewith so arranged as not to occupy any valuable space within the the jailers corridor; 1 i I, c v I In the accompanyingdrawingsz 'Fig. l is a plan'view of a typical jail room having'a singlerow of cells andrembodyin'g the invention; j V, Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation, 1 on an enlarged. scale, showing the control 7 box and associatedf'doo'rsg v Figzfi isasection taken on the Fie 2; l

F ig.:4 is a lin i fragmentary section taken on;

Fig. '5 is a fragmentary section on an e113 larged scale of the control box and. its door;

Fig. 6 is a section takenon'the line 6-6 ofFig 5gand Fig. 7 is a fragmentarysectiontaken on the line'7.-7 Qfjillig. 5f In modern jails,litiscustomary to arrange the cells in one or Inore'rowsin the cell-room i leavinga prisoners corridorand jailers cor rid0r. The master door and lock operating mechanism is usually arranged in a control box secured to'acorridor wall and project. ing into the j ailers corridor space. Operating levers usually have 'to'be swung outside of the box farther into the jailers corridor spacegandalso ahinged or swinging door has to be opened to afford authorizedaccess to the mechanism. Such an arrangement makes I it necessary to; provide a relatively,wide jailerscorridor toavoid'. obstructing the passageway; Thisinvolves increased floor space .that is .very expensive. This added expense enormous in combined administration .or

1 court house and ailbuildings where the'jail rooms are located in the upper stories, be-

causethe, size of thejwholfi building. mustbe increased. 'Q 7 nate the obstruction in the jailers corridor by;

the provision of an inset controlbox having:

main cell room, the: cellsor ajail room 10 orjail wing of a-building,l1av

1', through a door thence, to thej'ailersfand visitorshcorridor1'6. Also, a day room 17 is slidingldoorq23 isarrangedto'close theopen 1929. Serial 1%. 373,532g' r improved master operating means that never projectsinto'the jailers corridor; and also an improvedfarrangementof doors for the control-box andthejailers entrance to the prisoners? j corridor, the main idea being to l effect a great saving in the cost of tl1e'.buildll g I a Referring to Fig.1, there is shown more or less diagrammatically, a typical plan of ingj only a single; row of prisoners cells 11. In this instance, theisliding. cell doorsl2 openint o a lprisoners corridor 13'leading to, an ante-cha1nber or, safety vestibule 14 preferably located 'at this end' of the rowof 1 cells sothat one or more prisonersat a tirnef maybeadmitted to-it and-there converse with,

a counsellors or with visitors; ;O:fcourse, it is, '7

tobeunderstood that this invention may be advantageously leniployed in jails or prisons- 1 ofwidely difierent'designs, this simpleplanr; being selected merely for illustrative pur :p'o'ses... I

Herein, e'e 'ofitsage wall mates; theijail'ersfcorridor and the dayroomis made of tool preof' sheet metal or plates and the im r proved master; control box 19, constituting thisinvention, is shown'as being set in this wall in alinement with the row. of cell. doors.

In some cases, however,-the box. may be set infront of the cells. This box is preferably substantially L-shapedto limit the space occupied lby, it. inside the cells to the otherwise unused space underthe cover box'adjacent toj the control boxand toiprovide room in the 7 front portiongfor an operatinghand wheel 20 c'onnect'edtoa shaft .21 journaled within the casingal d having a sprocket 22 adapted to drivethe door and lock, operating-mechanism w (not shown) front end of the shaft-is shown in as passing through'a 'partia tion in the casing which protects andzconceals the operating mechanism.; V I

,As best shown in Figs-.iand 5, the'ibox is 7 V i preferably made ofsheetinetal-or tool-proof This-invention, therefore,,aims' tolelimt steel platesandthe front isopen. A special ing to'prevent unauthorized access {to the track conveniently made of a structural 31 and 32 may be an ordinary, structural 1 j combination knob 46, as shown in Fig. 5.

In some instances, it is desirable, though, not essential, that the door for the control. box shall cooperate withan adjacentveStibule door wheresuoh a door is used. .Herein,

operating mechanism. This door is preferably flush with the Outside cage wall 18 and is adapted to slide to the right in a recess or inset portion 24 in the wall 18. It is preferably mounted on rollers which roll on .a

angle (Fig. 6) and the upper edge of the door is protected and concealed, byqthe vertical flange 26 of another structuralan'gle. The lower edge of the door is shown as having structural angles 27 and 28 secured to its inner.

face and providing a recess 29 receiving a floor guide rail 30 also in the form of a struc tural angle. This floor rail is preferably cut away .at intervals to permit; the trash 'tobe swept out of the floor of the box and recess.

At the right hand edge of the door, a flange, 31 extending across ;,the.recess 24,is

seciired and to this, flangeanangle 32 is secured sothat onej'of its flanges 33 will slide, behind a flange 34 of an angle 35. within the box. Itwill be understood that the members channel.

To look the housing 37 and extending the full height of the door and adapted to beprojected there,- from so that it extends behind the angle 35. Herein, the housing '37] which con'sists of spaced jfiange members, has aplurality of,

diagonal parallel slots 38 receivingtransverse pins 39 through the locking'bar, thearr'angeknob is turned to the left, asviewed in (Fig. 5, the pin 39 is raised andthus lifts the locking baran'cl shifts it tounlocking position; Referring to 'Fig. 7, there is shown alpa'ir of spaced lprojections or flanges 42 cooperating with apin 39 and, on the oppositeedge of the disk, notched flange43 arranged to re ceivea lock ng member 44 projecting from-v the combination lock case 45. i The latter lock 1s adapted to be operated byan' ordinary the door for the control box cooperates with a' flsimilarfsliding"door 47 which guards the entrance to the corridors 14 from the jailers and visitors corridor16. This'door 47 is preferably also of'p anel construction, and has a glass windowthroughwhich the'jailer may observe any prisoner. in'thecorridor. It is I mounted to slide n the same manner as the door"23, the upper track. 25b i1ig extended aoiioss the corridor opening. The arr'ange 'f V a sliding door there isshown a l0 Cl lI1g"bZtI OI plate .36 arrangedlw thin a ment is such that'when both the door 47 and the door 23 are closed, they interlock with each other and with the walls, so that they cannot be pried open at either the sides or the ends. f r

Referring to Fig. 4, the paneldoor 47 is shown as having angles 48 secured to its rear sideat-th'e opposite edges, one flange of the angle 48 at the left-hand edge of thedoor bein arran ed to strike a corres ondin flan e 0f... n ng .49 onthetinsidegof the plate or sheet metal partition 18. On the front face o-f the door is'secured a strip 50 which extends beyond the left-hand edge so that the angle 48 andstrip SOst r addle the edge of the wall 18, or provide a pocket to receive the edge of the wall in that side of the door opening. A Sllnilar sheet nietalstrip' 50 isal'so secured to'the, right-hand edge'jof the door and extends be yond the edge .to overlapthe left- 131 1 edge portionofthe door 23 (Fig.5); i

from being pried open at the right hand edge, thereis show'nan angle 51:"s'e'cured to the reara wardly projecting flange ofthe angle 48 and this anglehasa notehedfiange 52 arranged-to slide behind a flange 53 of an angle-secured to the left-hand sidewall of thefcontrol' boa (Fig.5). A spring latchj54lmountedfin a' suitable housing 55,?is arrangedto 'be'j'proj ected'i'nto the notchin the flange '52. This lat-ch is adapted to be operated "from the in side "of the foontrol box and'preferably has anoperating handle 56 projecting througha longitudinalislot 57 'ing'th'e casing Of 10;;

course, the construction of fthe'llatch member may be widely varied. arrangement is suchthat the latch'cannot bedis'engaged until the control box door 23 hasbeen unlocked and opened; The arrangement is also such [that the corridor door'47 cannotbe' opened until the control box door-23 is unlocked and opened.

The fflange 52,-which' extends behind the flange -53,]preventsthe door 47 from, being pried outwardly, To prevent the left edge of the 1 door 23 from being pried inwardly,

there is; shown an angle 58 secured to the angle-.51 "and presenting a flange extend ing/behind the" edge 'of the door. 7 This fiangecOOperatesWith"the plate or strip 50 to provide 'a'recessor channel for the left'edge of the door. 'It will thus 'be'jseen that the T 'lock the'entrance door'an d to prevent it' flange ihember 5 and 52 on' the'door'47 'cooperate' with the doorf23 tojclosethe' control box so th'a'tprisonersin the corridor 14 cannot get access to the operatingmechanism'.

From the foregoing description, it will be observed that thejjailer rniust first open the 7 control box door before opening the corridor entrancefdoor, both doors bein locked by the cornbina'tionlock.v Instead o swinging the door open as has been the custom heretofore, itis slidopen without takingup anyspace in thejaileflsfand visitors corridor, 'VVhen the jailer' has selected aadgperat d the desired locks and doors of the cells ll, he may release the prisoners by opening the door 47, This door slides in front of and conceals or covers the lock operating mechanism," While the prisoners are being escorted through orlnto the jallers and visitors CQII'lClOIftllllS avoiding the danger of a prlsoner umplng behind. aswinging door; Neither does this door off'erany obstruction to the passage of prisoners through the jailers corridor.. B

arranging the controlibox-and the doors in this manner, it is unnecessary to provide'any extra Width for the jailers corridor on a e- All of the possible passage of persons count of obstructions. obstructions to the free or prisoners are eliminated.

()bviously, the present invention is not re-, stricted to the particular embodiment thereof of the partition insubstantial alineinent with the cell doors and a sliding doorfor the con-, trol box substantially flush with the 'partition..

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' partition Wall 2 In a-jail having a row of cells and cell doors adapted to be operated by a master con-' trolling system; a partition. at one end ofthe row of cells providinga corridor for the ailer; a master control box for sald system inset Within the partition in substantial alinement with the celldoors'; a sliding door' substantially flush Withjthe corridor side of the locking means forsaid door;

' and an inset portion in "said partition proof said doors being in one of the Walls;', a slidingdoorior' the control box; a sl dingfcorrldor door t viding viding a recess withinwhich the, door slides toopen. 8;In'a jail having cell doors arranged to be operated from a master control station, a

partition providingajailers corridor; an inset control'bo-x in the'partition; a'sliding door for the control box; a-slidingjcorridor. door for the entranceleading to thecells a r-' ranged adjacent to the control box door, both svvung'to rollon a com inon track andinterlocking at their adjacent edges When'closed;

being opened; 5 i

4. In a: jail having cell doors arranged to be operated from a master control station,

cage Walls providing a .jailers' corridor and a pr1soners co'rr1dor; an inset contr'olbox P 3 an entrance to a "vestibule leading, to

' thorized opening offei'therdoor; Q V V \16.In a jail having a p'luralityof cells ar frontof the cells,

and the prisoners sliding door forthe 8. in a jailhaving a plurality. of cells arranged in aroW, and a .front of the cells, a

and a lock forthe con; tr l box door preventing either do -f the-prisoners corridor and arranged'adjacent to the controlbox door; and a l'oc'k'to-r the control'box door preventing either door from beingopen dj 3.

5.-In a jail "having cell doors arranged to beoperated from a master control station, a partitionprovidinga j ailers corridor; an I inset control box in th'eparti-tion; a sliding door for-the control box 'ya sliding corridor door providing an entrance to a vestibule leading'tothe cells and arranged adjacent to the control box door means on the corridor door interlockin'g withlthe"adjacent edge or the control b'ox 'd'oor'; and acombination lock for the control box doorprevent ng 'unaw ranged ina row, an'da prisoners corridor in" a partition providlng a front of the cells, I jailefls corridor at-one. end of 'the row of cells and the prisoners corridor; an inset master part1t1on providing a- 7 control box in said I housing for cell fdoor operatmg mechanism; a sliding door for the ers corridor adjacent. to "the control box, sa1d corr1dor door presenting a channel at one edge to receivethe adjacent edge of the control box door. r a

" 7.1'Infa jail-having.apluralitv of cells'ar ranged 'in a row, and a I control box; and a' sliding door for the entrance to. the prison prisonersjcorridor in. a partltlon providing a a jailers corridorat'one end of the row of cells. I

corridor; an inset'master control box in said partition'providing a housing for cell door operating mechanism; a sliding doorY for the controlbox; and a entrance to the prisoners corridor adj acent to the control box; a. track suspending both of said doors; an interrupted door guide rail on the floor; and

fiange members-onthe doors providing'a channelto guide the doors onsaid" guide rail.

prisoners corridor in p'artitlon provldlng a jailers corridor at one end-of the row of cells and the pris neTsfcorridOr; an inset maste a lbOX 111' saldzpart tion providing-a 1 y 1 housing: for cell "door operating mechanism .aslidingdoor for the control box; and' a sliding door for the entrance to the prisoners" corridor adjacent to the controlbox; a track suspending both of said doors; an inter- Qrupted doorgguide rail onthe fioor; flange members on the doorsprovidinga channel to guide' the doorsfon z said'guide rail; a

; flange member. on oneside edge of the oon- .t'rol box door inte-rlocking Wltll the control box vto prevent the door from being pried in- Wardly or outwardly atthat'edge; interlock *ing connections between the adj acent edges U rofthet wo doorswhen they. are closed rmeans .on theco-rridor door alsofinterlocking with the control box topreVentthe-doors from be- V ingj pried inwardly oroutwardly at. their adjacent side edges; interlocking connections between the corridor and its jamb; a flange] member overlapping and" concealing; the 11p.

boXi forijail cell doors, a sliding door to afford access to the operating mechanism ;'a

locking-bar at one side of the door arranged to be proj ected into locking engagement with the control box a combination lock cooperating with said locking bar; and means to prebox for jail cell doors, a sliding door to afford v Q i tion.- v 1 In testimony, that I claim the foregoing. as my own, I; have hereto ,afiixed my signavent the door from being pried ontwardlyat 7 any,edge. r.

10. lncombination ,w ith'a master control access to the operating mechanism; a flat locking bar arranged to be projectededge- Wise into locking engagement with the conand housing; a handle connectedto project and retract said bar; anda combination lock connected to lock the bar niprojeoted positure.

DAVID FRANKniN YOUNGBLQOD,

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